Re:Ask HN: Do I need a Mac in order to be taken seriously as...
by manuscreationis on Friday March 02, 2012 @04:01PM
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"Best Tool" is highly subjective.
Don't forget the reason why Mac Development is so vogue right now really does have to do with the fact that the OS is based on BSD now, and thus it's a lot easier to get things from the wider Linux world onto the Mac platform. The Linux platform has really been exploding lately, and that's helped Mac out tremendously (In my opinion; Please let me know if I'm talking out of my ass here).
Don't forget the reason why Mac Development is so vogue right now really does have to do with the fact that the OS is based on BSD now, and thus it's a lot easier to get things from the wider Linux world onto the Mac platform. The Linux platform has really been exploding lately, and that's helped Mac out tremendously (In my opinion; Please let me know if I'm talking out of my ass here).
However, don't just go get a Linux box either.
Find what works for you, and go with it.